Vigilance and Tranquility, Honesty and awareness

Tag: point of view

Topics – What is important? Taken from the movie Conan the barbarian: Question to Conan: What is best in life? Answered later by King Osric: There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison,and all that is left is… Read More Podcast 3 – What is best in life

breath hold – Practice pushing a resisting person from A to B while holding your breath. Listen to your body and thoughts as the discomfort builds and let it go. You can add it almost to any drill in various ways. Contact me for more 🙂 The long exhale – Inhale softly and start exhaling… Read More breath drills for deeper work

Five ways to find your purpose. 1. Small steps – If you do not know where you want to end up, choose small term goals and changes such as learning a skill, gaining social skills and getting better at moving yourself. 2. Necessities – What can you not live without – Start by elimination and… Read More Finding your purpose

We tend to over complicate things. Memorize a thousand techniques, Practice the technique ten thousand times and so on. Here is a simple formula to practice and widen your awareness to what is happening. 1. Location – Simply choose not to be where the attack happens – work with your entire body so you do… Read More Location-Angle-Focus

Looking back in history and looking at roles in the tribe and family of old we usually focus on the warriors and leaders, the hunters and not the gatherers. It is a focus which takes a lot from your abilities and what can be had and evolved to aid in any work you take on… Read More The hunter GATHERER

Some things are simple but run deep. Consistent practice of basics is the key. Instead of clenching your fists in preparation, keep your body moving and your arms loose like chains. Close the fist fully only on contact and look up Kime and use this as a principle instead of a specific tip. People… Read More Ten simple tips for smoother movement in a conflict environment

The greatest obstacle in the growth of a martial artist is when they seek a solution instead of negating the problem. If we block an attack, we become a part of that equation and deal on the terms of that engagement. When we MOVE from our own will, instead of TWITCH in a action that… Read More The solution is the problem

Some days you truly have no time to train. Some days are hard to bare. In those days, we must bounce a pebble over the waters and hijack a moment here and there to bring ourselves in so we may do what is needed outward. You are taking a leak >>> rise to your toes… Read More Throwing pebbles to the cosmos

Let us invest a moment to choose our words instead of repeating what is in broadcast. Be a wordsmith to cast yourself out of mental slavery to the overlords. A few examples: Do you encounter PROBLEMS or CHALLENGES Do you go to your MAN CAVE or do you advance yourself in your STUDY Do… Read More Words are power – Choose wisely